Breech-loading fire-arm



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I. L'. WATERS.

REEGH LOADNG PIRE ARM.

No. 349,244. Patented Sept. 14, 1886.l

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I. L. WATERS. BRBEGH LOADING PIRE ARM.

Patented Sept. 14, 188.6..

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BREECH-LOAD'ING FIRE-ARM.

:SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,244, datedSeptember 14, 1886.

Application tiled February 28, 1884. Serial No. 122,321. (No model.)

.T0 all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, ISAAC L. VATERS, of Sutton, in the county ot"Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms5a11d I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

The object ot' this invention is to simplify the arrangement and cheapenthe construction of the parts of a brceelrloading iireearm pertaining tothe lever latehing and unlatching of the hinged barrel, and also theparts relating to the extractoi.- for extracting the shell after thepiecehas been discharged, and also the substantial manner iii-which thedrop-jointot' theI fore-stock and frame is formed, so as not to have toremove the fore-stock to nnhinge thc barrel and take it out, by all ofwhich i1nprovements the. nre-arm is more durable, safe in practice, andhas the least number ot' mo tions in loading and firing.

My device consists, first, of a lever pivoted inside the guard in t'rontof the trigger, hai ing a t'ront movement or action, The upper end ofthelever is inserted in a mortise in the under side. ol' the latchbolt.There is aslightlycurved flat spri ng adi usted transversely in theframe at the rear end of the latch-holt, which keeps the bolt in itslatched position. The bolt is located in a groovein the l'rame,andlatches in a notch in the lug at the rear end ot' the barrel. Therear end of the latclrbolt is beveled to allow action of the spring.Other forms of a spring may be used here.

M y device consists, secondly', of the extractor formed in half-circles,which shut into eorrespending grooves around the bore in the rear end ofthe barrel. The lower port-ion of the extractor is provided with a shankterminating with a thin loot-piece which is pivotcd to the side of thelug of the barrel. There is a notch in the edge of the foot-picce inwhich the end of a small sliding bolt (located in a recess in the frame)engages when the barrel is unlatehed and swung up, bywhi'eh means theupper portion of the extractor is tripped out against t-hekrim oftheshell. This boltis held in its position for action in the .slot orrecess by a spring, having room to slide in and out. My device consists,thirdly, of the l'orestock joint between the ends of the frame and thetore'stock, it being a drop-joint, which avoids the removal of thefore-stock from lhe`barrel when it isunhingod and taken out of theframe. The advantages obtained by these improvements are that thesportsman or gunner is enabled to cock, unlateh, raise the barrel, andextract the shell all in one motion, and with two motions reload thepiece and latch it again in readiness for another discharge. I attainthese objects by the mechanism and arrangement of the parts asVillustrated in the accompanying "drawings, in whichf Figure 1, Sheet 1,represents a perspective side View ot" the tire-arm. `Fig. 2, Sheet:- I,represents a sectional side view ot" the same, showing the location andarrangement ot' the several parts. The dotted lines represent the barrelunlatehed at hal lcock. represents an end View of the breech of thebarrel, showing the shell-extractor inserted in the grooves around thehere of the same. Fig. 4 represents a sectional side View ot' thatportion ot' the frame and barrel in which the-extractor is adjusted,.showing a side view ot' the e tractor and the manner ot' its operationhy means of the small bolt` engaged in the notch in extracting theshell. Fig. 5, Sheet I, repre` sents an end view of the slidinglatch-holt, the spring, and lever combined. Fig. 6, Sheet I, representsa sectional side view of the same; and Fig. 7, Sheet 2, represents asectional side view ot' theI firearm, showing the barrel unlatehed atfull-cock and shell extracted.

A Similar letters refer to similar parts througlr out the several views.

A denotes the frame, .B the barrel, and B the lugs attached to the underside of the barrel.

C denotes the rea-r and G the fore stock. D denotes the guard, and E thehammer. F denotes the tiring-plug, and G the trigger. H denotes themain-spring, hinged to the hammer in a loop, H', and fastened to theframe at h. There is a dat spring, I, which holds the trigger G to' thenotches in the hammer E.- The trigger is held in the frame on pivot M,and the hammer on pivot O. The

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sliding latch-bolt J is located ina slot in the t'rame A at the rear endot' the lug BQ and latches in notch J in the end ot' said lug, and isheldin its latehed position bythe transverse flat spring P across theot-her end, which end is beveled to allow suitable action of the spring.The spring is adjusted iu grooves at each end in the frame. The bolt Jis unlatehed by a forward movement of the lever K, whieh'is adjusted ona pivot, L, inside the guard D, in trout of the trigger G. The upper endof the lever K is inserted in a mortise in the under side ofthe bolt J,so that the gunner, with his thumb on the haunner E and the back of hisAThere is a notch, V', in the heel ofthe footpiece,in which lthe endoft-he small bolt V eugages when the barrel is unlatched and swung np.This bolt is located in a recess in the frame, having room to slide iuand out, so

that when the barrel is swung up the bolt is forced out by the spring WVto engage its end in the notch V, and, being held in the .recess, serves:is a lever to trip the extractor ou the pivot X out ot' the groovesagainst the rim of the shell T, thus throwing it entirely free f rom thebore of the barrel, as shown in 7, Sheet 2, and when the barrel .isswung down to be latched the bolt V leaves the notch and the end comesin contact with the shank portion ol' t-he extractor, and thus t'orccsit back into the groovesin the end of the lnn'rel.

in twoparts, and, togetherwith its square end, tits into threecorrespomling notches in the frame, and is hinged to the trame on thepivot or 4piu S, near the end ot' the lug, leaving a space, 1t, betweenthe end ot' the`lug and the Vfore-stock, which is coveredby an extensionot' the end of the trame, which end is beveled lo allow it to swing upunder a corresponding lap-over ol' the end ot' the tore-stock, which isbeveled and makes a close-litting dropjoint between the ends ot' theframe and ihre-stock when the barrel is latched. The notches in thel'rame and thelugs, together with theshonlder Y ot" the hammer E, whichcloses down at the end ot' the latch-bolt, all serve to keep the breechot the barrel firmly and securely in place when the barrel isdischarged. The barrel is relieved from the shoulder Y whenthe'hamnier'is raised to halt-cock.

The Y lug on the under side ot" the barrel is formed is formed withflanges at each end. 'l'h i.: l'orm ol' hinging vis also strong anddurable.

Having thus fully shown and described my invention,whatl claim, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a breech-loading fire-arm, the com; bination, with the frame A andthe barrel B, having a lug, B', on the under side -of its breech -end,ot' the extractor U, consisting ot' approximately half-circles adaptedto iit in corresponding grooves formed in the breech end of the barrel,said extractor being provided with a shank and thin foot-piece pivotedto the sides of the lug B, a sliding bolt,

V, located in the frame, and a spring, XV, eon

neeted with said bolt, whereby said bolt will engage the edge of thefoot-piece and actnate the extractor when the barrel is swung up,substantially as described.

2. In a breech-loading tire-arm, the conibination ot' the notched frameA, the barrel B, having notched lug B., and the fore-stock C, saidbarrel being pivoted to the frame back l of the forward end of the frameand lug, and said frame and fore-stock being provided witheorrespomlingl'y-bevelcd extensions, thereby forming a elose-ttingfore-stock drop :joint in which the space R, between the lug B/ andfore-stock G,is covered bysaid beveled extensions when the barrel' islatehed, and per- `mitting the barrel to be disconnectedlrom` the framewithout moving the fore-stock, substantially as'deseribed.

3. lu a ln'eech-loading firearm, the combination of thc grooved frame A,the barrel B, provided on its inner side with a lug, B', having anotched rear end, the sliding latchbolt J, located in the groovcd trame,and provided on its upper side with a notch', Y, and on its lower sidewith a mortise, the toi-ward cud of said bolt being notched to 'tit therear end ot' the barrel-lug B', a spring', l), for holding saidlatch-bolt in engagement with the notched rear end ot'said lng, thehammer E,

ladapted to engage the notch Yin the upper side of the latchfbolt, andthe level' K, pivoted within the triggerguard in front of the trigger,and having its upper en d engaged .in 115 the mortise in saidlatch-bolt, substantially as described.

4. ln a ln'eecl1.-loading hre-arm, the combination of the frame A, thepivoted barrel I3,

having a notched lug. B, adapted to engage no with corresponding notchesin said frame, the notched and mortised latelrbolt J, located in agroove in the trame, and adapted to engage the rear end o1" said lug B',the spring l. the

hammer ll, adapt-ed to nigage said latclrbolt. it

iront ot'the triggeraiul engaging thth moi-il d Witnesses Minion :L towone JoNA. LU'rHi-ne..

